Stockton Grand

Der letzte National Park auf unserer US Tournee ist der Yosemite. Hier gibt es Fluesse, Seen, Berge und Tausende von Baeumen...ein wahrer Wanderer-Traum! Leider hatten wir kaum Zeit zu wandern, muessen dies aber irgendwann noch nachholen :-)<br><br>An unseren letzten zwei Tagen in den USA werden wir nochmals die ganze Fast Food Palette durchlaufen und uns im Wal-Mart Superstore am Groessenwahnsinn ergoetzen :-)<br>

Well, it took half of today's ride time to leave the redwoods, not that I desperately wanted to. I saw one of the black-tailed deer as I was coasting along thru the redwoods, in Navarro River Redwoods State Park. And with the road construction, you couldn't expect to cover ground quickly. But I said goodbye to the cliff vistas and ...

... out for more? <br><br>we gave notice to the apartment manager (that was easy). <br><br>we gave a few key items some new homes: our plant Tomackie now lives in El Portal with joy and mark, and our couch has been adopted by kj and farnell. <br><br>we packed up our remaining items in a 26 foot Budget truck (thank you dan blonigen!), drove to stockton and spent our ...

Hi everyone! <br><br>Hopefully this will be an easy way for me to let you all know what I am up to during my four months in London. I am flying out of San Francisco on Tuesday and arriving on Wednesday afternoon and going straight to orientation. I will try to post pictures soon after of my new apartment and new city!

This is just an update, as there are a few things I need to get accomplished before I leave to So. Cal. Most of the things are safety related. But what is causing me the most frustration is the cable connection to my transmission. The trans is quite simple, as it only has a forward and reverse, controlled by a simple leer that engages the system. The trans has an arm that either pulls for reverse and pushes for forward. The teleflex cable that connects the two ...

... of fences, which I hate, and was glad to see almost none. It takes getting used to, but I got familiar in my tour to stop anywhere, for anything. The best example I have is when we stopped at a sugarcane field. We all got out, cut a piece off from the ground scraps, and went on our way. In the States, that would be theft and trespassing. Does anyone want to talk politics, I had a potential good ...

... were purchased from a region, were the wood does not rot under any circumstances, hence the choice that is unavailable due to either protection or extinction, I don't know. The story goes, or is slightly edited by me for my own selfish reasons, that when the war started in '41, all metal, even lead was supposed to be surrendered for the effort. The builder, having made a substantial investment, hid the lead and wood in a garage until, either the people who cared were either ...

... to gain access to the park or the boat ramp that is impossible to get to unless you go through that little gate. If you look at mapquest you will find on the satellite screen, Ladd's little marina nestled right between the lake-side homes, where for some reason, every other one of the big houses with 2 feet between each of them is vacant and the expensive marina. As you know, I arrived in Stockton on a bicycle and I still don't find a reason to get a car. I ride about 20 miles ...

... crossing some water and could look back over to our left and observe the mariner/RV park on the banks of the river behind us, on the other side of the road, Gee great and well done! So no choice but to proceed over the bridge and looking ahead the road was long and straight and one of the few with no turning lanes. A quick decision to pull into the first farm driveway and U turn. WOW what a lot of fun in the 30ft Castle, but testimony to the fact we succeeded ...

... in the middle of one of the abandoned terminal asks me if she can help me. Clearly stressed I told her what happened and that I needed to get to Air Canada ASAP and showed her my itinerary. She was very calm and told me that I'll be ok, I'll make it - just keep going this way until I find it. By this time, I'm on the verge of tears about to tear my hair out - and thank her for her help to continue my journey.. when she begins to tell me that she's collecting money for a hospital ...